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    "id": 1025716,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, FORD – K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Nasri Ibrahim",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13173,
        "legal_name": "Nasri Sahal Ibrahim",
        "slug": "nasri-sahal-ibrahim"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Report. As a Member of this Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, from the presentation by the various stakeholders and representatives of Government agencies in the Ministry who were interviewed, it was clear that there was need to have a structure and harmonise collaboration to ensure sameness management of riparian areas in the country. From the evidence presented, it was evident that NEMA and WARMA provided conflicting legal definitions of two developers making implementation a challenge. I support the Committee’s recommendation that NEMA and WARMA should have a structured and documented consultation where NEMA should issue licences on environmental impact assessment or, initially, environmental audit for already existing projects to developers. This will ensure proper coordination and management of matters relating to riparian lands. While appreciating that, laws enacted are not applied retrogressively. There is need for NEMA and WARMA to embrace a robust monitoring and evaluation mechanism to ensure continuous improvement of projects, environmental management plans and compliance to the licence conditions. There is need for NEMA and WARMA to embrace a reversed monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure continuous improvement of project environmental management plans and compliance to the conditions of the licence. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is also established that Government agencies issue licences without regarding the existing procedures and guidelines. We have as a Committee recommended that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigates NEMA and WARMA officials who may irregularly issue developers with licences and/or may fail to follow up on the conditions issued at the point of licensing. If criminal culpability is established, they should be prosecuted. This is aimed to restore investors’ confidence by guaranteeing them seamless processes at Government agencies. The investors’ confidence is critical in the realisation of the economic pillar of affordable housing in the Big Four Agenda. Lastly, on the Makupa Shade CFS and Hauliers East Africa Limited projects in Mombasa County, I strongly support the Committee’s recommendation that NEMA and WARMA ensures demolition of the bridge connecting the two to KPA because it is a wrongly designed plan adversely affecting the marine ecosystem, affecting the fish breeding grounds and the danger it exposes to the fishermen due to interferences with the tidal waves. I support."
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